WILLIAM JOHN P/O(P) J24309. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 25. #1664 Conversion Unit, Croft, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft #DG 982 crashed at Northallerton, Yorkshire. P/O D.C. Walker, FSs J. Wallace, J.M. Beatty, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the Stonef all Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WILLIAM MOSSOP LAC(P) R204157 - under training. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Jan 9/44 age 19. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. LAC Taylor was flying Harvard aircraft #2872 on a navigation exercise and was killed when the aircraft either stalled or went into a spin from a dive and crashed five miles north-east of Florence, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Taylor is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

D.G. R73449. The crash was near Tumberry, not Trunberry. Detail provided by A E. Barnard, Burlington, On.

H.A R55406. Night bombing operations to Koln, Germany. Three RAF members of the crew, FS. J.E. Phillips, Sgt.s S.A Harvey, and R.K. Hayes were also killed.

L.C. R75732. Wellington aircraft Z1141 was shot down in flames while engaged on night operations, a bombing attack against the German U-Boat base at St. Nazaire, France. Sgt. B.W. Harris (RAF) was also killed.

M.E. J16534. The correct surname is TAYLER. Detail provided by Melvin E. Tayler's sister.

R.C. J21888. Target - Berlin, Germany. F/L. T.L. Griffiths (RAAF) and six RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s BJ. Allen, C.A. Brown, F.E. Chapman, P.W. Wright, J.W. Griffiths, and FS. H. Morral were also killed. Detail from "We Will Remember Them" - A. Lovett.

R.W. R15283. The aircraft involved was No. LK 998, not U 998 as reported. #517 squadron was formed as Meteorological Reconnaissance Squadron and was being trained as such. The aircraft to be used were to be especially equipped with a Met Observers position and Vickers Gas operated machine gun positions installed in positions cut into the side of the fuselage aft of the wing. The Halifaxes to be used were Mk 1 and early Mk 2 versions which had a badly designed tail and during violent maneuvers the rudder would Jock. On February 23rd a crew undertook the first fighter affiliation exercise under the direction of the Gunnery Leader who stood behind the pilot looking out the astrodome giving directions as the fighter made his approach. As the situation developed he began screaming tighter! steeper! until the pilot objected and told him to buzz off. On the next day the Gunnery Leader flew with this crew. The exercise proceeded normally, according to the Spitfire pilot, until as he closed his approach the Halifax started to steepen up his diving tum to port went into a flat spin until the whole tail broke off and the ale fell to the ground, having displayed all of the characteristics of rudder Jock. The investigation revealed that the Gunnery Leader had served previously on Sunderland aircraft which were capable of absorbing large amounts of punishment in extreme flying attitudes. Detail provided by R.J. Gurney, Dunrobin, Ontario.

C.G. R69562. The squadron was based at Leeming and the crew were lost during an attack against Nuremburg. Detail from "Some of the Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England.